"Tadhg Farrell (4) and his grand-aunt Mary Holt (6) were killed after a petrol bomb was hurled in a downstairs window of the family home in Castleview Park in Edenderry, Co Offaly last weekend Tadhg Farrell was being babysat by Mary Holt when a petrol bomb was hurled in a downstairs window of the family home in Castleview Park in Edenderry, Co Offaly at around 7.45pm last Saturday evening."
"The funeral of the young boy takes places this morning in Edenderry, Co Offaly. Gardaí are now hunting the gang responsible for the attack. Garda teams from the Serious Crime Unit are carrying out three searches at domestic residences in Co Kildare and Co Offaly, gardaí confirmed this morning. They are supported by other National Units including the Special Tactics & Operations Command (STOC) which includes the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and the Armed Support Units (ASU), Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI)"
"They are also appealing for anyone with any information to speak with investigating Gardaí. Orders As part of the probe, detectives are investigating whether the firebomb attack was ordered from behind bars. A major garda search operation has also taken place in the Midlands Prison, Co Laois. Detectives believe the targeted attack was carried out by a local crime group, based primarily in Kildare and Offaly, against a male relative of the family."
Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his grand-aunt Mary Holt, aged in her 60s, were killed when a petrol bomb was hurled through a downstairs window of their family home in Castleview Park, Edenderry, Co Offaly at around 7.45pm last Saturday. The funeral of the young boy takes place this morning in Edenderry. Gardaí are hunting a gang believed responsible and are carrying out three searches at residences in Co Kildare and Co Offaly. National units including STOC, ERU, ASU and GNBCI are supporting the investigation. Detectives are probing whether the attack was ordered from behind bars and have conducted searches at Midlands Prison. The attack is suspected to have targeted a male relative of the family who previously lived at the property and is currently in custody facing drug-related charges.
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